Agency Chief's Unapologetic Style Will Be Put to the Test on 'Net Neutrality' Rule

Even on the powerful eighth floor of the Federal Communications Commission, almost no one on Wednesday had previewed Chairman Tom Wheeler's new proposal to regulate how broadband providers manage their networks.

It wasn't an unusual event, say people who know and work with the chairman, a nearly 40-year veteran of telecom policy, much of it as an industry lobbyist.